ācārya

Old Javanese

Other scripts
Kawi
Javanese
Balinese	ᬆᬘᬵᬬᬃ
Roman	ācārya

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आचार्य (ācārya, “a spiritual guide or teacher”, literally “knowing or teaching the rules”). Doublet of ajar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.t͡ʃar.ja/
• Rhymes: -ja
• Homophone: acarya
• Hyphenation: ā‧cār‧ya

Noun

ācārya

1. spiritual guide, teacher.

Derived terms

• kācāryan

 

Further reading

• "ācārya" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.